HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND ON TO NEXT WEEK. EXPECTING SUNSHINE AFTER THE SYSTEM GOES BY. BIG HELLO TO THE THIRD GRADERS IN MERRIMACK, WHO I VISITED YESTERDAY. WE TALKED ABOUT WATER CYCLE, WEATHER INSTRUMENTS, AND WHEN WE MIGHT SEE SOME SNOW. YES, THOSE THIRD GRADERS ARE WERE ANXIOUS DOWN THERE IN MERRIMACK. A BIG THANK YOU TO THEM. I GO BACK THERE EVERY YEAR TO TALK WEATHER TO THEM. THEY HAVE A HUGE WEATHER UNIT. THEY GAVE ME A T-SHIRT WHICH I'LL WEAR AROUND THE STREETS OF MERRIMACK.

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